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Unit 1 History Review - Colonial America
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PowerPoint presentation from your teacher about the French and Indian War.
Secondary source
Primary source
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What was the first important cash crop in the colonies?
tobacco
cashews
cotton
tea
3
British policy of not enforcing British laws in the colonies.
English Bill of Rights
House of Burgesses
representative government
salutary neglect
4
The first elected assembly in the British colonies, created in 1619 Virginia.
House of Burgesses
Mayflower Compact
Triangular Trade
New England town meetings
5
Which of the following contributed to representative government in the colonies?
All of these contributed to self-government.
House of Burgesses
New England Town Meetings
Salutary Neglect
6
What was the main reason for the Proclamation of 1763?
Avoid conflicts with Native Americans.
Establish an official colonial religion.
Increase tax revenues from colonial trade.
Profit by selling lands back to the Indians.
7
Document that was the first example of colonists claiming the right to self-government.
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
Magna Carta
English Bill of Rights
8
A business with shareholders who invested money to create British colonies.
representative government
House of Burgesses
Triangular Trade
joint stock company
9
Which statement DOES NOT describe the result of the French and Indian War?
Colonists became angry at British laws and taxes.
Britain gained French claims in North America.
Britain had to pay to protect colonists moving west.
Colonists were free to take lands form Indians anywhere.
10
Why did traditions of self-government develop in the British Colonies?
British government protection from Indian attacks.
British government practiced salutary neglect.
British government sent strong, effective royal governors.
British government allowed colonists into Parliament.
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How did the policy of salutary neglect affect trade in the colonies?
Slavery in the colonies decreased.
Colonial manufacturing exploded. Literally.
French and Spanish influence decreased.
Colonists traded independently, going against mercantilism.
12
What did the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights have in common?
They both led to development of a strong central government.
They both were written in the same century.
They both limited the power of government.
They both established new colonies in the Americas.
13
Which wasn't involved in the Triangular Trade?
tobacco
rum
cotton
slaves
14
What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
Protect colonists from French and Indian attacks.
Protect colonists from Canadian land speculators.
Protect the independence of the colonies.
Protect from taxes without representation.
15
Dress from a 1708 colonial wedding.
Secondary source
Primary source
16
Trade network of raw materials, manufactured goods, and people across the Atlantic.
Middle Passage
Salutary neglect
Triangular Trade
mercantilism
17
What geographic feature was the Proclamation of 1763 based on?
Great Lakes
Appalachian Mountains
Mississippi River
Atlantic Ocean
18
television program about the Salem Witch Trials.
Secondary source
Primary source
19
What did the locations of Jamestown, Plymouth, and New Amsterdam have in common?
Near deserts
Near the coastline
Near mountains
On offshore islands
20
Which statement about mercantilism is not true?
The colonies shipped raw materials back to the home country.
Colonies were required to trade only with the mother country
Colonies were supposed to make the mother country wealthy.
Colonies were free to trade with other countries.
21
Under the policy of mercantilism, colonists traded with...
Only the Indians.
Only other countries.
Only merchants.
Only the mother country (though they broke this rule)
22
The development of farming culture helped pre-Columbian Native Americans
continue their nomadic lifestyle
ensure a more stable food supply
stay safe from neighboring tribes
continue hunting and gathering
23
Why did colonies reject the Albany Plan of Union?
They did not want to give up individual power.
They didn't need it because they were safe.
They did not want to have manufacturing limited.
They did not want to commit money to the cause.
24
Journal entry by a Spanish conquistador.
Primary source
Secondary source
25
Which colonial region was known as the "breadbasket" where grain was important?
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
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What was the Proclamation of 1763?
It banned colonial settlement west of a line on a map.
It protected colonists from French attacks in the west.
It allowed the colonists more freedom and independence.
It required colonists to pay extra taxes on imported goods.
27
Government in which citizens elect leaders to make laws.
representative government
oligarchy
theocracy
dictatorship
28
Document that limited the power of the English monarch in the 13th Century.
English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Mayflower Compact
29
Document from a government that granted rights to create colonies.
joint stock company
charter
representative government
Magna Carta
30
The transfer of people, products, & ideas between Eurasia & the Americas. Began in 1492.
charter
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
Magna Carta
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Document that was the first written constitution of the British colonies.
English Bill of Rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
32
Which colonial region had warm winters, humid summers, and good soil for plantation farming.
Southern Colonies
New England
Middle Colonies
33
What was the purpose of this political cartoon?
Unite the colonies against the French.
Unite the colonies under a free trade agreement.
Unite the colonies against native snakes.
Unite the colonies against the British for independence.
34
A recent newspaper article about William Pitt.
Secondary source
Primary source
35
Which colonial region had timber resources, rocky soils, good fishing, and single-family farms?
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
New England
36
What did the Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut have in common?
Both were a protest against British land policies.
Both led to democratic practices in government.
Both established royal governors.
Both established religious freedom.
37
Which statement is not true about indentured servants?
They were a cheap and abundant source of labor.
They served for a certain number of years.
They often did farm labor.
They were paid money during their service.
38
Economic policy that colonies existed to make the mother country wealthy.
joint stock company
mercantilism
triangular trade
charter
39
In which colonial region was tobacco first grown?
Southern Colonies
New England
Middle Colonies
40
In which colonial region were the first settlements led by religious leaders?
New England
Southern Colonies
Middle Colonies
41
Document that protected freedoms of English citizens, but not colonists.
Magna Carta
Mayflower Compact
English Bill of Rights
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
42
Which statement best describes
salutary neglect
?
Britain did not take care of its children.
Britain didn't enforce laws. Colonies self-governed.
Britain forgot to bring salutaries to the colonies.
Britain did not require soldiers to salute colonists.
